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	'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that that conjures a ghostly avatar of the caster, mirroring certain aspects of the caster, including movement, intelligence, speech and — most notably — a limited capacity for spellcasting. The double is an intangible, translucent projection, appearing identical to the caster apart from its spectral nature, with faint distortions that shift subtly as it moves.		'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that that conjures a ghostly avatar of the caster, mirroring certain aspects of the caster, including movement, intelligence, speech and — most notably — a limited capacity for spellcasting. The double is an intangible, translucent projection, appearing identical to the caster apart from its spectral nature, with faint distortions that shift subtly as it moves.

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-'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that that conjures a ghostly avatar of the [[Illusionist (class)|illusionist]], mirroring certain aspects of the caster, including movement, intelligence, speech, and — most notably — a limited capacity for spellcasting.  The double is an intangible, translucent projection, appearing identical to the caster apart from its spectral nature, with faint distortions that shift subtly as it moves.
+'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that that conjures a ghostly avatar of the caster, mirroring certain aspects of the caster, including movement, intelligence, speech and — most notably — a limited capacity for spellcasting.  The double is an intangible, translucent projection, appearing identical to the caster apart from its spectral nature, with faint distortions that shift subtly as it moves.
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-Upon its creation, the illusionist imbues the double with two spells selected from their known repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. These spells immediately become inaccessible to the illusionist, as their magical essence is transferred into the double. However, the double may cast these spells freely and without limit for the duration of its existence, requiring only the same verbal and somatic components as the caster.
+Upon its creation, the caster imbues the double with two spells selected from their known repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. These spells immediately become inaccessible to the caster, as their magical essence is transferred into the double. However, the double may cast these spells freely and without limit for the duration of its existence, requiring only the same verbal and somatic components as the caster.
 These spells, having been given to the double, are now counted as though they have been [[Spellcasting|discharged]] by the caster of Spectral Double. This remains true regardless of whether the double ultimately casts the spells or not; once the magic is transferred, the original caster cannot regain or reprepare those spells until they would normally be restored.
-The player character decides what the spectral double does, as though it were another player character.  It has all the knowledge of the caster, and can act therefore within the bounds of its [[Sage Ability|sage abilities]] and other non-corporeal limitations.
+The player character decides what the spectral double does, as though it were another player character.  It has all the knowledge of the caster and can act therefore within the bounds of its [[Sage Ability|sage abilities]] and other non-corporeal limitations.
 == Double's Limitations ==
-The double has the appearance and incorporeal nature of a fully manifested [[Spectre|spectre]], making it a purely phantasmal entity. Once created, it is free to move independently within its range, though it remains bound to the caster’s presence. The double is entirely incorporeal and cannot physically interact with the world, meaning it is incapable of delivering touch-based spells.  Any spell that requires direct physical contact with a target cannot be cast by the double.  It cannot be harmed by normal weapons or even those made of [[Silver to Hit‏‎|silver]], though magical weapons and spells can strike it, inflicting damage as they would against any other creature. The double possesses hit points equal to the caster’s current total, but if reduced to zero hit points, it is immediately dispelled and vanishes.
+The double has the appearance and incorporeal nature of a fully manifested [[Spectre|spectre]], making it a purely phantasmal entity. Once created, it is free to move independently within its range, though it remains bound to the caster's presence. The double is entirely incorporeal and cannot physically interact with the world, meaning it is incapable of delivering touch-based spells.  Any spell that requires direct physical contact with a target cannot be cast by the double.  It cannot be harmed by normal weapons or even those made of [[Silver to Hit‏‎|silver]], though magical weapons and spells can strike it, inflicting damage as they would against any other creature. The double possesses hit points equal to the caster's current total, but if reduced to zero hit points, it is immediately dispelled and vanishes.
-The double may move up to 60 feet away from the caster but cannot stray beyond this limit. It may discharge one of its imbued spells each round, requiring no casting time—but it must remain stationary while doing so, forfeiting any movement for that round. Once a spell is expended, it is permanently lost from the double’s abilities, and it cannot be regained.
+The double may move up to 60 feet away from the caster but cannot stray beyond this limit. It may discharge one of its imbued spells each round, requiring no casting time — but it must remain stationary while doing so, forfeiting any movement for that round. Once a spell is expended, it is permanently lost from the double's abilities and cannot be regained.
-The power of the spells cast by the double is halved in effectiveness compared to the original caster, with fractions ignored. For example, if the caster is 7th level, the double will cast spells as though it were 3rd level, affecting variables such as damage, duration, and range accordingly.
+The power of the spells cast by the double is halved in effectiveness compared to the original caster, with fractions ignored. For example, if the caster is 7th level, the double will cast spells as though it were 3rd level, affecting variables such as damage, duration and range accordingly.
-The double is capable of observing and investigating areas outside the illusionist’s line of sight, making it useful for reconnaissance or scouting. However, this knowledge is not instantly transferred to the caster; the double must physically return and communicate its findings in order for the illusionist to learn what was seen or heard.
+The double is capable of observing and investigating areas outside the caster's line of sight, making it useful for reconnaissance or scouting. However, this knowledge is not instantly transferred to the caster; the double must physically return and communicate its findings in order for the caster to learn what was seen or heard.
-The double’s ability to remain hidden is identical to that of the illusionist—if the caster would be noticed in a given situation, the double is just as likely to be detected. All stealth, perception, and awareness factors apply to the double as they would to the caster, making it equally susceptible to detection.
+The double's ability to remain hidden is identical to that of the caster — if the caster would be noticed in a given situation, the double is just as likely to be detected. All stealth, perception and awareness factors apply to the double as they would to the caster, making it equally susceptible to detection.
-Even after casting both of its spells, the double does not immediately dissipate — its existence is bound to the spell’s duration, not its remaining magical power. If the spells granted to the double were never cast, they are still considered lost to the caster for the day, unable to be recovered or prepared anew until the usual time.
+Even after casting both of its spells, the double does not immediately dissipate — its existence is bound to the spell's duration, not its remaining magical power. If the spells granted to the double were never cast, they are still considered lost to the caster for the day, unable to be recovered or prepared anew until the usual time.
 == Effects upon the Caster ==
-The illusionist, after creating the double, is free to act independently, with no restrictions beyond the loss of the two spells transferred to the double. The caster may cast other spells, engage in combat, bind wounds, interact with the environment, or take any other action as normal.
+The caster, after creating the double, is free to act independently, with no restrictions beyond the loss of the two spells transferred to the double. The caster may cast other spells, engage in combat, bind wounds, interact with the environment or take any other action as normal.
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-'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that produces a ghostly avatar of the illusionist that will reflect certain of the caster’s characteristics, including movement, intelligence, the ability to speak and—most importantly — possesses some spell casting ability.  Upon creating the double, the [[Illusionist (class)|illusionist]] invests it with the ability to cast two of the caster’s repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. Once this is done, the original caster can no longer cast those spells … but the double shall be able to do so at will.
+'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that that conjures a ghostly avatar of the [[Illusionist (class)|illusionist]], mirroring certain aspects of the caster, including movement, intelligence, speech, and — most notably — a limited capacity for spellcasting.  The double is an intangible, translucent projection, appearing identical to the caster apart from its spectral nature, with faint distortions that shift subtly as it moves.
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 | name = Spectral Double
 | range = self
-| duration = 2 rounds per level
+| duration = 2 [[Combat Round|rounds]] per [[Experience Level|level]]
 | area of effect = 1 spectre; see below
 | casting time = 2 [[Combat Round|rounds]]
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-The spells having been invested in the double, the original caster must study to regain those spell just as if he or she had cast them, regardless of whether the double was able to do so.
+These spells, having been given to the double, are now counted as though they have been [[Spellcasting|discharged]] by the caster of Spectral Double. This remains true regardless of whether the double ultimately casts the spells or not; once the magic is transferred, the original caster cannot regain or reprepare those spells until they would normally be restored.
-The double has the appearance and lack of corporeal substantiality of a fully manifested [[Spectre|spectre]]. Once created, the double may move about freely, and may not be struck with normal or even [[Silver to Hit‏‎|silver weapons]] (magical attacks and magical weapons used against the double will do damage). The double will have as many hit points as the caster, but upon being reduced to zero will be dispelled.
+The player character decides what the spectral double does, as though it were another player character.  It has all the knowledge of the caster, and can act therefore within the bounds of its [[Sage Ability|sage abilities]] and other non-corporeal limitations.
-The double may move up to 60 feet from the caster. The double will be able to discharge one of its spells in any given round, without need to first cast it—however, the double will not be able to move at all that round. Once the spell is discharged, the double will cease to possess that spell.
+== Double's Limitations ==
-The power of the spell will be half that of the original caster (fractions ignored)—so that if the caster were 7th level, the double would throw the spell as though it were 3rd level. The double cannot ‘touch’ an individual to bestow a spell that needs to be cast in this manner.
+The double may move up to 60 feet away from the caster but cannot stray beyond this limit. It may discharge one of its imbued spells each round, requiring no casting time—but it must remain stationary while doing so, forfeiting any movement for that round. Once a spell is expended, it is permanently lost from the double’s abilities, and it cannot be regained.
-The illusionist, after creating the double, may take whatever action he or she desires—including casting other spells, taking part in combat, binding wounds and so on. There is no need to control the double, as it will do precisely what the illusionist would do if in that situation. Thus, the double IS, in fact, the illusionist.
+The power of the spells cast by the double is halved in effectiveness compared to the original caster, with fractions ignored. For example, if the caster is 7th level, the double will cast spells as though it were 3rd level, affecting variables such as damage, duration, and range accordingly.
-The double may view or investigate things out of the illusionist’s line of sight, but this knowledge is not intuitively passed from the double to the illusionist … the double must return and explain what was seen or heard. The chances of the double being discovered are precisely that of the illusionist being discovered—for all such matters, the double is considered equal to the caster.
+The double is capable of observing and investigating areas outside the illusionist’s line of sight, making it useful for reconnaissance or scouting. However, this knowledge is not instantly transferred to the caster; the double must physically return and communicate its findings in order for the illusionist to learn what was seen or heard.
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-'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that produces a ghostly avatar of the illusionist that will reflect certain of the caster’s characteristics, including movement, intelligence, the ability to speak and—most importantly—some spell casting ability.  Upon creating the double, the [[Illusionist (class)|illusionist]] invests it with the ability to cast two of the caster’s repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. Once this is done, the original caster can no longer cast those spells … but the double shall be able to do so at will.
+'''Spectral Double''' is a spell that produces a ghostly avatar of the illusionist that will reflect certain of the caster’s characteristics, including movement, intelligence, the ability to speak and—most importantly — possesses some spell casting ability.  Upon creating the double, the [[Illusionist (class)|illusionist]] invests it with the ability to cast two of the caster’s repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. Once this is done, the original caster can no longer cast those spells … but the double shall be able to do so at will.
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 Upon creating the double, the illusionist invests it with the ability to cast two of the caster’s repertoire of [[Illusionist 1st Level Spells|1st level spells]]. Once this is done, the original caster can no longer cast those spells … but the double shall be able to do so at will.